Many people awaited the day when a company would come forth and produce nothing but electric cars. Alas, we have had Tesla step forth and become a manufacturer of high-end EVs. They sure have made a splash. As of late EV sales figures have begun to drop, as Tesla and other EV manufacturers runs out of the early adopters. BMW, GM, Nissan and Kia (well, almost) all make EVs alongside Tesla, but none of them make very impressive vehicles, in fact, most are only emissions compliance vehicles. What most of us don't see is that there are several start-ups that are secretly working behind the scenes to get their share of the EV market.
One such company, Jet Technologies, is creating an aerodynamically different car than any that has ever been produced and is supposed to be all electric (I was enlisted to come up with a power train and battery system for it, but backed out due to the owner not offering me any money, instead I got a verbal promise of equity compensation...no thanks/fuck off). I digress.
The point is that there are people working from garages and perhaps some well funded folks in warehouses are building electric vehicles because they know that oil is a dying resource and electric vehicles are the future-however far that future keeps getting pushed back.
The problem is that most of these yet-to-emerge companies are coming out or planning on coming out too soon, maybe like Coda. I foresee EVs gaining huge market share in 5-10 years, which means that if you want to create an EV right now, you'd be best to spend the next 5 years on EV R&D, unlike Adam from Jet Tech, who spent 4 years designing the air flow around and through the car, only to end up scrambling to come up with EV tech moments before launching your company. You can't just jump into building EVs.
You've got to know at least one part of the EV well, like the batteries and then you can focus on how cool the car looks. If I were to start an EV company, I would first read and digest every book I could get my hands on that had anything to do with chemistry and batteries. I would also set up a test vehicle like a VW bug or Chevy S-10 and find a couple of the latest chemistries to scrutinize. Why focus first on a conversion? Well, automotive design hasn't changed all that much ever since the Super Beetle came out and you really need to have experience trying buying, installing, wiring, managing and loading batteries if you want to sell EVs. GM is well positioned to spend a fortune like they did creating the EV1; engineers were to tasked to pull out all the stops and create the best thing they could. Unless you've got unlimited funding like GM, you're better off ignoring the small and easy stuff until you're an electrochemical expert.
Say you're gonna go for it anyway. Do you know how many other people/companies are planning on making an EV? Few people could possibly know the true number unless they were monitoring people's internet traffic...catch that NSA? Yes, the NSA would be a great source for such info, but most of us won't get that sort of access, so you're left to speculate.
One such company, Jet Technologies, is creating an aerodynamically different car than any that has ever been produced and is supposed to be all electric (I was enlisted to come up with a power train and battery system for it, but backed out due to the owner not offering me any money, instead I got a verbal promise of equity compensation...no thanks/fuck off). I digress.
The point is that there are people working from garages and perhaps some well funded folks in warehouses are building electric vehicles because they know that oil is a dying resource and electric vehicles are the future-however far that future keeps getting pushed back.
The problem is that most of these yet-to-emerge companies are coming out or planning on coming out too soon, maybe like Coda. I foresee EVs gaining huge market share in 5-10 years, which means that if you want to create an EV right now, you'd be best to spend the next 5 years on EV R&D, unlike Adam from Jet Tech, who spent 4 years designing the air flow around and through the car, only to end up scrambling to come up with EV tech moments before launching your company. You can't just jump into building EVs.
You've got to know at least one part of the EV well, like the batteries and then you can focus on how cool the car looks. If I were to start an EV company, I would first read and digest every book I could get my hands on that had anything to do with chemistry and batteries. I would also set up a test vehicle like a VW bug or Chevy S-10 and find a couple of the latest chemistries to scrutinize. Why focus first on a conversion? Well, automotive design hasn't changed all that much ever since the Super Beetle came out and you really need to have experience trying buying, installing, wiring, managing and loading batteries if you want to sell EVs. GM is well positioned to spend a fortune like they did creating the EV1; engineers were to tasked to pull out all the stops and create the best thing they could. Unless you've got unlimited funding like GM, you're better off ignoring the small and easy stuff until you're an electrochemical expert.
Say you're gonna go for it anyway. Do you know how many other people/companies are planning on making an EV? Few people could possibly know the true number unless they were monitoring people's internet traffic...catch that NSA? Yes, the NSA would be a great source for such info, but most of us won't get that sort of access, so you're left to speculate.
